Inheritance Tracks
BBC Radio 4
Celebrating the music that special guests cherish and would like to bestow to future generations.
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Johnny Flynn
Inheritance Tracks
09/02/23 • 5 min
Johnny Flynn - actor, poet, musician - he can do pretty much anything.
On stage and screen, he’s played Albert Einstein, Richard Burton and David Bowie - and in the studio he’s recorded albums of classic folk as well as the title track for The Detectorists.
Johnny took a break from playing a political broadcaster in his new show The Lovers to tell us about the musicians who have inspired him throughout his life.
Inherited: Joe Hill by Paul Robeson Passing on: Close My Eyes by Arthur Russell
Producer: Ben Mitchell
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Alan Fletcher
Inheritance Tracks
09/30/23 • 5 min
Casual, fun, yet competent and assuring Alan Fletcher's character, Dr Karl Kennedy, along with his on-screen wife Susan, was a genuine tea-time idol to a generation.
What you might not know is that the actor is a country music aficionado, part of a burgeoning Australian Americana scene, and at the age of 65, he's just released his first solo album.
As Neighbours returns to our screens we asked him to share his inheritance tracks.
Inherited: Going up the Country by Canned Heat Passed on: If We Were Vampires by Jason Isbell
Producer: Ben Mitchell
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Ros Atkins
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08/12/23 • 6 min
The BBC’s News Analysis Editor, Ros Atkins, knew he wanted to be a journalist when he was ten years old.
He grew up in Cornwall and the Caribbean and read history at Cambridge.
He’s now a trusted broadcaster and a man synonymous with news and, he became a bit of a social media sensation with his explainer videos.
As he once dabbled as a drum’n’bass DJ we wondered what his Inheritance Tracks might be.
Inherited: The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett Passed on: Suite - Judy Blue Eyes by Crosby, Stills and Nash
Producers: Ben Mitchell and Jesse Edwards
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Rose Matafeo
Inheritance Tracks
08/26/23 • 6 min
Comedian, writer and actor Rose Matafeo grew up in New Zealand, the daughter of a Samoan father and a mother with Scottish/Croatian heritage. In 2018 she won the prestigious ‘Best Show’ at The Edinburgh Fringe for ‘Horndog' - only the second woman, and the first person of colour, to win it. As an actor, she was brilliant in the New Zealand movie Baby Done and she’s soon to be back on our screens in season three of her hit BBC series Starstruck.
We asked her to take a break from writing her new stand-up show and share her Inheritance Tracks with us.
Inherited: Ramblin' Rose by Nat King Cole Passed on: Where am I going? by Barbra Streisand
Producer: Ben Mitchell
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Geoff Norcott
Inheritance Tracks
09/16/23 • 6 min
If you type ‘right wing comedian’ into a search engine the top answer will be Geoff Norcott.
Amazingly...the second, third and fourth results would also be the comedian and podcaster.
He's certainly cornered his niche making us laugh on Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, and his own stand-up special for Radio 4 Geoff-erendum.
But, ironically, it seems Geoff doesn't necessarily skew right, when it comes to at least one of his musical heroes – as we discovered, when we asked him to share his Inheritance Tracks.
Inherited: Itchycoo Park by Small Faces Pass on: Zoo Station by U2
Producer: Ben Mitchell
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Mawaan Rizwan
Inheritance Tracks
09/23/23 • 6 min
The actor, comedian and writer Mawaan Rizwan, recently told the NME, “In every job I do, I want to smash the box that people put me in”.
Born in Pakistan, Mawaan’s family moved to the UK when he was three, he grew up in East London, with a mother who’d been a child star in Pakistan so if the performance gene were a thing, he very much has it it.
As an actor he’s played roles in Simon Amstell’s Benjamin and Carnage, he wrote for the hit Netflix series Sex Education, and you can see his new surreal BBC Three series Juice on iPlayer.
What then, will his Inheritance Tracks be?
Inherited: Mera Laung Gawacha by Musarrat Nazir Pass on: Paper Planes by MIA
Producer: Ben Mitchell
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Tori Amos
Inheritance Tracks
10/10/20 • 7 min
Ain't Misbehavin' by Fats Waller and Really Love by D'Angelo and the Vanguard
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Alice Oseman
Inheritance Tracks
08/05/23 • 5 min
Award-winning author, illustrator and screen-writer Alice Oseman created the hugely popular “Heartstopper” series about two teenage boys, Nick and Charlie, falling in love at a British school. The story has been a sensation going from online-comic to printed book to blockbuster Netflix show.
Inherited: Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac Pass On: Dance with me by Beabadoobe
Producer: Ben Mitchell
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Lou Sanders
Inheritance Tracks
08/19/23 • 5 min
You’ll no doubt have seen the comedian Lou Sanders on pretty much every tv comedy show; from Live at the Apollo, to 8 out of 10 Cats and she was even champion on Taskmaster.
Her memoir "What's that Lady Doing?" charts a life of mistakes with funny look at what happens when we work through our issues and come out the other side.
The songs she has chosen to cherish from her past and to pass on to the next generation might surprise you...in fact, they seem to have surprised her!
Inherited: Dido Bendigo by The Watersons Passing On: Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan
Producer: Ben Mitchell
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Annie Nightingale CBE
Inheritance Tracks
02/19/22 • 8 min
Many A New Day from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma & Three Little Birds by Bob Marley
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How many episodes does Inheritance Tracks have?
Inheritance Tracks currently has 838 episodes available.
What topics does Inheritance Tracks cover?
The podcast is about Music and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Inheritance Tracks?
The episode title 'Johnny Flynn' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Inheritance Tracks?
The average episode length on Inheritance Tracks is 8 minutes.
How often are episodes of Inheritance Tracks released?
Episodes of Inheritance Tracks are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Inheritance Tracks?
The first episode of Inheritance Tracks was released on May 10, 2008.
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